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MARYLAND v. JEROME EDWARD BUIE (1990)

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MARYLAND v. JEROME EDWARD BUIE
Term: 1989
Important Dates
Argued: December 4, 1989
Decided: February 28, 1990
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Harry BlackmunAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaByron White
Concurring
John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
William BrennanThurgood Marshall

MARYLAND v. JEROME EDWARD BUIE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1990. The case was argued before the court on December 4, 1989.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Maryland State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - search and seizure (other than as pertains to vehicles or Crime Control Act)
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Maryland
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 494 U.S. 325
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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